1888 FA Cup Final Score: West Bromwich Albion 2 Preston North End 1 Venue: Kennington Oval Date: Saturday 24th March 1888 Scorers: West Bromwich Albion – Woodhall, Bayliss. Preston North End – Dewhurst West Bromwich Albion Team: Bob Roberts, Albert Aldridge, Harry Green, Ezra Horton, Charlie Perry, George Timmins, Billy Bassett, George Woodhall, Jem Bayliss, … Read more
1885 FA Cup Final Score: Blackburn Rovers 2 Queen’s Park 0 Venue: Kennington Oval – Saturday 4th April 1885 Scorers: Blackburn Rovers – Forrest, Brown, Queen’s Park – Christie Blackburn Rovers Team: Bill Arthur; Bob G. Turner, Fergie Suter; Hugh McIntyre, George Haworth, Jim H. Forrest, Joe M. Lofthouse, Jimmy Douglas, Jimmy Brown, Harry E. … Read more
1884 FA Cup Final Final Score: Blackburn Rovers 2 Queen’s Park 1 Venue: Kennington Oval – Saturday 29th March 1884 Scorers: Blackburn Rovers – (Sowerbutts, Forrest), Queen’s Park (Christie) Blackburn Rovers Team: H. J. Arthur; J. Beverley, F. Suter; H. M’lntyre, J. Hargreaves, J. H. Forrest; J. M. Lofthouse, J. Douglas, J. Sowerbutts, J. Inglis, … Read more
Final Result: Blackburn Olympic 2 Old Etonians 1 Venue: Kennington Oval – Saturday 31st March 1883 Scorers: Blackburn Olympic – (Costley, Matthews), Old Etonians (Goodhart) Blackburn Olympic Team: T. Hacking; J. T. Ward, S. A. Warburton; T. Gibson, W. Astley, J. Hunter; T. Dewhurst. A. Matthews, G. Wilson, J. Costley, J. Yates Old Etonians: J. … Read more
1882 FA Cup Final Result: Old Etonians 1 Blackburn Rovers 0 Match Venue: Kennington Oval, London Date: Saturday 25th March 1882 Scorers: Old Etonians – William Anderson Old Etonians Team: John Rawlinson, Thomas French, Percy de Paravicini, Arthur Kinnaird, Charles Foley, Philip Novelli, Arthur Dunn, Reginald Macaulay, Harry Goodhart, William Anderson, John Barrington Chevallier Blackburn … Read more
The men’s FIFA World Cup has been going since 1930. In 2022 it will host its 22nd tournament. But there is also a World Cup Women’s soccer tournament, and while it hasn’t been going as long, the competition is just as fierce, and it’s still worth watching every kick. Is There a Women’s Soccer World … Read more
29 June 1950 was a particularly depressing day for British sport: The West Indies won a cricket test match for the first time when England was beaten, at Lords, by 326 runs. The last British tennis player went out of the singles at Wimbledon. In their first soccer World Cup, the inventors of the modern … Read more
The FIFA World Cup Trophy is arguably one of the most iconic prizes in the sporting world. One can also claim that it is arguably the most coveted piece of metal after an Olympics Gold medal in the sporting world. The World Cup trophy has featured in some of the most memorable photos in international … Read more
A hat-trick is a common term in sports, and it means achieving a particular positive feat three times in a game. In soccer, it usually refers to a single player scoring three goals in a single game. The goals need not be consecutive, and goals scored in penalty shootouts aren’t considered. The term is used … Read more
In a brilliant four-year period, Vittorio Pozzo led the Italian national team to two FIFA World Cups and an Olympic gold medal, establishing himself as one of the greatest coaching figures in soccer history. Il Vecchio Maestro (‘the old master’) built a side considered mainly on par with any in the first half of the … Read more